Rick, Perhaps you can explain the vortex generator to me. We have them on the E-3, which is a modified Boeing 707. I don't see how they would help with bugs or rain, as they are on the top of the wing, 3/4 of the way back from the leading edge, and outboard of the elevators.
I'm not sure what they do (besides generate a vortex), and I just figured they are a "big plane" thing, and I shouldn't mess with them on a KR. But obviously they do something, otherwise they wouldn't be there. Thanks, Mark Youkey [email protected] Oklahoma City ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Wilson" <[email protected]> To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:13 PM Subject: RE: KR>rain and the kr > Alex, Vortex generators are generally not that > effective except when used on canard airplanes. Rick > Wilson. > --- "Alexander Birca (MD/RMD)" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > They are called Vortex generator, they are the > > rain/bugs contamination fix. > > I had asked before KR-netters opinion about to use > > them on KR, but it seems > > no body know about. Generally the Quickie and > > Dragonfly owners who have installed them > > reporting not only fixing bugs/rain contamination > > fixing but as well lowering the stall speed. > > > > BR, > > Alex Birca, > > Moldova > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ross > > Youngblood > > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 10:51 PM > > To: KRnet > > Subject: Re: KR>rain and the kr > > > > > > Good thing you don't live in Oregon. > > > > I've seen some paint damage on spam cans out here > > due to flying in severe rain. I haven't flown my KR > > out here, but haven't heard from local EAA ers not > > to fly in the rain generally. > > > > Their was a canard aircraft which had some rain > > issues > > and I think I heard some similar comments from a > > Long-EZ > > pilot who had some canard fix. I'm open to hearing > > from netters on this, but haven't been "warned" off > > of flying when the wing gets wet. > > > > I think this is one of those "laminar flow" type > > concerns > > and at the moment, I don't even recall if the KR > > airflow > > RAF-46 (I think) was a laminar flow airfoil. It's > > older > > so I would bet it is not laminar flow... but I'm a > > hose > > head, and often wrong. > > > > -- Ross > > > > -> each time it drizzles i don't fly i cant find any > > information on the > > -> effects > > > of lite rain other then higher stick pressers with > > the Kr. it seams that > > > most wood propped airplanes don't fly anyway do to > > damage with or > > > without > > > urethane edge is what i understand. i just like > > to know if IM caught in a shower > > > will it do damage to the aircraft i always wipe it > > down if it gets wet or > > > washing i also avoid the hinge points (controls) > > mac. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > n1055a flying > > > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > > > see KRnet list details at > > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > -- > > ___________________________________________________ > > Check out the latest SMS services @ > > http://www.operamail.com, which allows you to send > > SMS through your mailbox. > > > > Powered by Outblaze > > > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at > > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > ===== > Rick Wilson, Haleyville, Alabama KR2-0200A -99% [email protected] > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
